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Published 11:23 am, Thursday, March 1, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 5 ways to care for and comfort your sick child 1 / 1 Back to Gallery (BPT) - If you’re a parent, a big part of your job is making sure your children feel well. No matter how many times you wash their hands, sterilize their toys or keep a sparkling clean house, inevitably the germs will win. All parents know that taking care of a sick child can be a stressful experience that can leave you feeling helpless — especially when they have a cough that is keeping them up at night. On top of that, if you’re trying to juggle a job, keep the house in order and get enough sleep yourself, the experience can feel overwhelming. Emily Schuman, founder of the popular lifestyle parenting blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, has had more than her fair share of days spent taking care of her toddler when she is sick. The following are some of her best cough and cold … [Read more...] about 5 ways to care for and comfort your sick child

President Donald Trump will again skip the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this year, and will send his press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, instead. "The White House has informed us that the president does not plan to participate in this year's dinner but that he will actively encourage members of the executive branch to attend and join us as we celebrate the First Amendment,” White House Correspondents’ Association President Margaret Talev said in a statement on Friday.Story Continued Below "In keeping with tradition, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders also will represent the administration at the head table," Talev added about the April 28 dinner. Trump, who was roasted by former President Barack Obama at the 2011 dinner, also skipped the event last year. But Talev said she was heartened by what could be an increase in the administration's involvement this time around. “The message underscoring it is one of participation this year, and I think that’s … [Read more...] about Trump to skip White House Correspondents’ Dinner again

TLC’s “Trading Spaces,” one of television’s most primordial home-improvement reality shows, was ending its eight-season run in 2008 at roughly the same moment that American homeowners experienced a disastrous housing bubble-burst, pushing the economy into the Great Recession.Though it was technically impossible to indict the cable channels — especially HGTV — for their role in the quick-mortgage fantasia, the connections were plain to see: the schedule was (and still is) littered with shows that spur house envy, encouraging viewers to live in a constant state of renovation, makeover and upgrade. Homeownership became the highest expression of citizenship, while decor became the chief signifier of class. “Trading Spaces,” which first premiered in 2000, helped ignite that craze, making it safe to waste entire Saturday afternoons watching home-improvement shows. Yet it hardly deserves all (or any) of the blame.The show returns … [Read more...] about ‘Trading Spaces’ returns to TLC, as comfortable as an old sofa

Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Updated 3:53 pm, Thursday, April 5, 2018 Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 In this April 3, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly attends a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Kelly, once empowered to bring order to a turbulent West Wing, is receding from view, his clout diminished, his word less trusted by staff and his guidance less tolerated by an increasingly go-it-alone-president. Emboldened in his job, President Donald Trump has rebelled against Kelly’s restrictions and mused about doing away with the chief of staff post entirely, leaving White House staffers and Trump allies to believe that Kelly is working on borrowed time. less In this April 3, 2018 photo, President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly attends a news conference in the East … [Read more...] about Inside a White House in tumult, John Kelly’s clout dwindles

Sometimes it seems like Donald Trump never met a number he didn’t want to exaggerate, from his inauguration crowd to his net worth to his own height. But there’s one area in his administration that he doesn’t need to embellish: staff turnover. According to PolitiFact, by mid-March of this year, 43 percent of his most senior staff had quit, been reassigned, or been pushed out. Although that included the summary sacking of Rex Tillerson on March 13, it didn’t take into account the subsequent tweet-firings that ushered out H.R. McMaster and David Shulkin. Notably, all three of them, at least early on, were praised for their relevant experience, and in McMaster’s case for his record of speaking truth to power. Story Continued Below This dizzying rate of roster moves is seen by many as disruptive and destabilizing, incompatible with the function of the highest political office in the nation. Maybe so, but it’s the way Trump likes it. As I learned when … [Read more...] about Trump Has the White House He Always Wanted